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Spilling Secrets: Patti Eddington on memoir writing

June 24, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Girl with Three Birthdays: I met Patti Eddington years ago at a Springfed Arts Writers' Conference where her grace and enthusiasm drew me in. I couldn't wait to read her adoption memoir, The … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, The Writing Life Tagged With: adoption, family, memoir, The girld with three birthdays, writing

What, Why, How: Sara Henning on poetry and science

June 17, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I'm a poet with a scientist's soul—a paradox, maybe, but it shapes how I navigate this wondrous and often difficult world. I majored in Genetics and English in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: poetry, poetry and science, scientist, social consciousness, writing

Ch-ch-changes call for creativity

October 16, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How you doing? No, how are you really doing, post pandemic? We've come a long way since 2019, with so much progress in vaccines and treatment, for those of us who believe in science, anyway. A few … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: covid, creativity, pandemic, writing, writing as escape, writing when stressed

What, Why, How: Hiram Larew, poet and activist

March 20, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What? What’s my poetry? Well, it’s slanted. It’s made of roundabout and surprise. And, it’s surely implied rather than outright. I’ve always relished, even worshipped, the unexpected in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: activism, activism in poetry, Hiram Larew, poetry, poetry X hunger, writing

The book I never wanted to write

January 30, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Sleepwalker: I'm proud to announce publication of my fifth poetry chapbook, Sleepwalker. This collection contains the poems I never wanted to write, the ones I fought against writing for years. … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, Grief and Loss, Notes on Life Tagged With: books, family, grief, poetry, suicide, writing

What, Why, How: Elizabeth Meyette on romance and children’s books

October 10, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: When I watched Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk on Creativity, courage surged through me to submit the novel I’d written for publication. I had just retired from my career in education, and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: childrens books, Elizabeth Meyette, Fiction, multi-genre, writing, writing tips

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Author, poet, artist, cynical optimist, corgi aficionado, crafter & klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line